Author: Bernadett Vanek
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Sunday market brunch series
The idea was born yesterday. A series of seasonal market brunches on Sunday. And why? As much as I enjoy creating complex dishes and paint a beautiful plating with my food, just as much enjoy the simplicity, yet complexity if done well, of farmfresh food. I love coming home from the market, looking at all the beautiful produce…
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Beet and sprouted lentil falafel
So finally I decided to broaden my horizons, and after learning to be a chef at Le Cordon Bleu, attending bootcamps on farm to table cooking at the Culinary Institute of America, I am back to school. This time at Matthew Kenney, learning to be a raw, plant based chef. This might be a weird choice…
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Cauliflower grits, chanterelle and the perfect sunny side up egg
This cauliflower grits was a result of necessity…. I had a cauliflower in the fridge that really needed to be used. And while I was making our brunch, on a Sunday morning, coming back from Hollywood Farmers market with fresh eggs, chanterelle, and pea shots, the idea came. When we cook cauliflower and blend it,…
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Beet brownies
Beetroots They are warm in both color and taste. Sweet, earthy and really beautiful. There are three different varieties always available at the markets here in Southern California. The golden beet with its orange color, the red beet with its dark, purple red meat and the chioggia which is a white red striped beet. A…
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Kabocha and shrimp risotto with toasted pumpkin seeds
Risotto facts Some people are scared of risotto, some just think it is too much of a hassle. You should not feel any of these. If you understand what happens when making risotto you will never again have problems with making the perfect one. So risotto is an Italian dish where you need to cook…
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Spaghetti squash with mushroom cashew alfredo, brussels and hazelnuts
I was not really thinking about putting this dish on my blog. When I came up with the recipe, it was really all about the textures and look in my mind. And eventually it turned out to be a very flavorful dish. When my husband came home in the evening, tasted it, and I heard “hmmmmm…
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Jerusalem artichoke soup with goat brie and truffled mushroom sunchocke chip bites
Jerusalem artichoke, aka sunchoke is not the most common root vegetable. It is a bumpy, fleshy root vegetable, surprisingly of the sunflower family plants. Its look resembles to ginger roots. Its underground, nutty, starch rich root is mostly used as potato in cooking although it has more distinct flavor. However it is a versatile vegetable with an amazing…
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Plant based food photography at Matthew Kenney Cuisine – part 1
Many people asked me. Why are you taking a food photography course? Your pictures are so beautiful already! My answer is because I never really learnt this. Everything I do and looks good, comes naturally. Without anyone ever telling me what is good and how to do it. In order to believe and know that…
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Zucchini “cannelloni” with kohlrabi filling and red pepper sauce
I made this raw vegan dish after hosting a dinner, having some leftover lemon basil pesto and myself feeling really “heavy” with all the cooking and also eating and drinking…. So the next day I really wanted to have a very light dinner and also making good use of my leftover. Raw vegan pasta reminiscent…
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Plum financier
“Next to the madeleine, the financier is probably the most popular little French cake, common street food for morning or afternoon snacking. The cake’s name probably comes from the fact that a financier resembles a solid gold brick. Curiously, as popular as they are, financiers seldom appear in recipe books or in French literature. The…
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